Riot stormtrooper

"I swear this sacred oath that I shall render unconditional obedience to Emperor Palpatine, to exercise every power in service to the Galactic Empire, and shall, whensoever I am asked, be prepared, as a loyal servant, to surrender my life for this oath."

Riot stormtroopers, colloquially known as riot troopers, were highly-trained soldiers that specialized in containing and defusing insurrectionist scenarios[1] due to the spread of the influence of the Rebel Alliance to even within loyalist populations in the Galactic Empire.[2] As military enforcers of the Empire, the riot troopers were typically stationed on subjugated worlds throughout the galaxy, such as Kamino and Cato Neimoidia, although they were most common on megalopolis worlds throughout the Core and Colonies due to them being disobedient worlds, that according to the Empire, required "parental discipline."[2] They were trained for close-combat, and thus were armed with electrostaffs, made from lightsaber-resistant cortosis. As a consequence, they lacked any type of range weapon. In addition to their weapons, the riot troopers wore protective suits that slightly resembled the armor of the Imperial stormtroopers.[3]

The riot troopers' special status was emphasized by the fact that they received training at an Imperial Royal Guard Academy on Yinchorr, the same facility where EmperorPalpatine's Royal Guardsmen were trained. Every riot trooper was required to swear the Oath of Obedience upon graduation as a symbol of their unquestioning loyalty to the Emperor and his Empire—an oath that could only be severed through death. In combat, they were often accompanied by a squad of stormtroopers; the troopers provided aid from a distance with their range weapons while the riot troopers closed in on the enemy with their electrostaffs.[3] Because they were trained specifically for confronting and putting down large-scale civilian insurrections, they lacked any fear of being overwhelmed by crowds.[2]

The rogue clone of the original Starkiller later again fought against more Imperial riot troopers on Cato Neimoidia, shortly after his escape from Kamino. He intended to rescueGeneralRahm Kota, a member of the Rebel Alliance and Marek's Jedi mentor, from the Tarko-seArena. The entire Imperial garrison in Tarko-se, including many riot troopers, attempted to kill the clone before he could reach the city; many of them were killed, and the clone ultimately succeeded in his mission.[3]

During the Assault on Kamino, many riot troopers were part of the planet's Imperial military defense force. The riot troopers on Timira City, however, were defeated easily by the renegade clone, who was forced to return to his homeworld in order to rescue CaptainJuno Eclipse. The combination of Rebel ground assault forces and the clone of Galen Marek were too much for the riot troopers to contain. Hence, they failed in their duty to prevent the fall of Timira City and the capture of Darth Vader.[3]